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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's attorney general says she has staffers strategizing how to fight back if the federal government tries to withhold funds to force compliance with conservative policies, like on abortion. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum told The Associated Press this week that if federal funding to Planned Parenthood is cut, Oregon will push back...

SEATTLE (AP) — Researchers and employees for a University of Washington lab that uses tissues obtained from abortions and other procedures have filed a lawsuit to prevent their names from being released to anti-abortion activists. The Seattle Times reports employees at the Birth Defects Research Center say they fear harassment and violence if their names are given to anti-abortion group The Center

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state lawmaker has apologized after asking a group of teenagers about their virginity during a meeting. The Seattle Times reported Monday that Republican Rep. Mary Dye, of Pomeroy in rural southeastern Washington, was meeting with about six high school students from the Pullman-area teen council chapter of Planned Parenthood when she posed the question. ... Rea

SEATTLE (AP) — Nineteen groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union have sent a letter to the Walgreens drug store chain expressing concerns about the company's plans to have a Catholic hospital run in-store health clinics in Washington state and Oregon...

The percentage of people with Chlamydia in Yakima County continues to grow. And our news partner KIMA Action News reports if you haven't been screened for STDs you probably should. Two years ago, Yakima County's Chlamydia rate was not only higher than the state average, but it was the second highest throughout Washington with about 464 cases for every 100,000 people...